Yellowknife Geoscience Forum
November 20-22, 2007
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7:00-10:00 p.m.
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The 2007 award winners for the best student technical presentations:
Oral
INTRODUCTION TO CRETACEOUS CLASTIC MARINE DEPOSITS IN THE PEEL PLATEAU REGION, NWT: BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY
Thomson, D1, Schröder-Adams, C1 and Hadlari, T2
(1) Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
(2) Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Poster
CYCLIC GROWTH CONDITIONS FOR DIAVIK DIAMONDS? INSIGHTS FROM CARBON ISOTOPES
Janson, G1, Muehlenbachs, K1, Stachel, T1 and Eichenberg, D2
(1) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
(2) Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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ALL SPEAKERS, POSTER PRESENTERS, AND CHAIRS MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE. BADGES WILL BE CHECKED AT EVERY VENUE.
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2007 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS & CHAIRS
Energy in Canada's North
Chairs: Yvon Lemieux, Willem Zantvoort
This technical session will feature geoscientific studies related to petroleum exploration and development in the Mackenzie Corridor and Beaufort-Mackenzie Delta. Industry, government and academia speakers will highlight and summarize exploration and research activity in the Northwest Territories.
Northern Geoscience/Mineral Exploration
Chairs: Steve Goff, Edith Martel
The Mineral Exploration and Mapping session is a blend of exploration, regional mapping, and research in the North. This theme-oriented session will highlight new discoveries, current trends in the mineral industry, and showcase research projects that may help to identify priority areas in the north for future exploration.
Kimberlites and Diamonds of Canada’s North
Chair: Hamish Sandeman
A diverse selection of industry, government and university oral and poster presentations on diamond/kimberlite research, exploration and mining in Canada’s North.
Geoscience Outreach
Chairs: Donna Schreiner, Diane Baldwin
This session is a look at the activities of Canadian geoscience education and outreach programs, including both current and upcoming products. This will be an exchange of information between industry, government, individuals and educational organizations.
Consultation in the North
Chairs: Carolyn Relf, Denise Lockett
Consultation is emerging as a major component of resource development projects in the NWT. Consultation spans a spectrum from front-end community engagement by exploration companies to formal Crown Consultation in response to claims of infringement of asserted Aboriginal or Treaty rights. The former represents a business best practice, whereas the latter is a matter of jurisprudence as defined under Section 35 of Canada's Constitution. This session will include presentations on a range of consultation practices by industry, regulators, and government, and will highlight some of the challenges faced in defining the adequacy of the consultation process.
Adaptive Environmental Remediation
Chairs: Bill Coedy, Igor Holubec, Octavio Melo
There are two parts to this new session: Part 1 - Current Remediation Practices will focus on the technology and practices used today for the remediation of tailings, waste and wastewater; and Part 2 - Designing Remediation for Climate Change will discuss the future design of engineered structures in a global warming environment. A panel discussion is planned to follow Part 2.
Environmental Sciences
Chairs: David Livingstone, Hugh Wilson
The Environmental Sciences session will focus on topics of direct interest to the oil and gas and mining sectors, including research on permafrost, hydrology, wildlife, reclamation and contaminants as well as the application of traditional environmental knowledge, the design of monitoring and management programs and other related themes.
Posters Session
Chairs: Hendrik Falck, Thomas Hadlari
This year's Posters Session promises to be a potluck of technical presentations covering a wide range of subjects.
Back by popular demand: Poster Soapbox Talks!
Chair: Doug Irwin
Poster presenters are again being given the option to give a scheduled 5 minute presentation in front of their poster during the Posters Session. Due to interest and limited time, presentations will be given concurrently.
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CHARLES CAMSELL TALK
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Tuesday November 20, 2007; 7 pm
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Sponsored by NAPEGG, open to the public (free)
Dr. Tim Patterson, Carleton University
Cosmoclimatology: A possible paradigm shift in our understanding of the drivers of climate change |
Talk Abstract
During its history our planet has been subject to dramatic climate shifts that have ranged from near global glaciations, to planetary greenhouse conditions. Although this extreme climate variability can be linked to a variety of factors (e.g. plate tectonics, changes in paleoceanographic circulation) the strongest influence on climate change at decadal to millennial and longer timescales has probably been the result of variations in the cosmic-ray flux due to solar magnetic activity.
During the past few years members of my research group have carried out detailed analysis of marine-laminated sediments from oxygen starved basins in several fjords along the British Columbia, which we have found to archive Holocene records of climate variability and marine productivity at annual to millennial scales. Our multi-proxy analysis results indicate that the marine productivity and sedimentary record of the NE Pacific responded to abrupt changes and long-term variability in climate that can clearly be linked to external forcing (e.g. solar and cosmic irradiance).
Using my own research results as an example I will explain why I am now convinced that celestial drivers are the primary control over climate change and why I now reject the ‘consensus’ view that variations in atmospheric CO2 concentrations are the primary influence over climate change.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Tim Patterson is Professor of Geology at Carleton University in Ottawa as well as a Senior Visiting Fellow in the School of Geography at the Queen's University of Belfast.
Professor Patterson's research emphasizes the dynamics of climate and sea level change through the last few thousand years. In this capacity he also serves as Canadian leader of UNESCO International Geological Correlation Program (IGCP) Project 495 "Quaternary Land-Ocean interactions", which is mandated to study the record of sea level change past and future and has been Principal Investigator of large Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Canadian Foundation For Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) projects, examining high-resolution climate records from marine basins off the west coast of Canada.
He was a founding editor of the journal Palaeontologia Electronica and is presently Associate Editor for the Journal of Foraminiferal Research. He has to-date published 125 articles in peer-reviewed journals and was the recipient of a 2002-2003 Carleton University Research Achievement Award. He has also presented professional briefings to Canadian government staff and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainability and is a frequent contributor in the popular media, primarily on the topic of climate change.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Wednesday, November 21, 2007; 2:30 pm
Capitol Theatre 1, open to delegates
Dr. Steve Grasby, Geological Survey of Canada-Calgary
Geothermal Resource Potential in Canada |
Talk Abstract
Rising energy prices, declining conventional oil reserves, and increased concern over greenhouse gas emission has combined to enhance interest in alternative renewable energy supply. Although used extensively throughout the world geothermal energy has not been significantly developed to date in Canada. This presentation will examine the various types of geothermal energy resources, potential uses in Canada, and provide preliminary estimates on resource potential.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Grasby completed a B.Sc in Geology at University of Calgary, a Master's degree at McGill University then a Ph.D. degree back at University of Calgary, completed in 1997. Since 1997 he has worked as a Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada, working on groundwater studies of western Canada, and regional chemostratigraphy in the High Arctic. He has conducted extensive research on geothermal springs in western Canada and is currently involved with a national geothermal energy assessment of Canada.
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